Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

Narrowed down

25 practices

Feeling from the inside Clear all

How long you have

A minute 5 Five minutes 17 Twenty minutes 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 25 Me 23 Someone I care about 3

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 12 Struggling right now 10 Getting ready for something 3

On your own, or with someone

On my own 23 Involves someone else 2

Theme · Feeling from the inside

Medication and how it works 177Your nervous system 120Systems for daily life 114What anger actually is 103Getting assessed and diagnosed 93 The moment before you snap 88 Choosing your response 81 Get started 74 Moving your body 71 Treatment and medication 71 Grounding and settling 71 Equanimity and perspective 68 Feelings and focus 66 Your sense of time 66 Cool the body first 65 Staying regulated in conflict 65 What ADHD actually is 65 Touch and bodywork 65 Screens and attention 62 Exercise, food and other supports 61 The fear underneath anger 61 Bringing the future closer 60 Food, caffeine and fuel 59 When everything feels flat 54 Practising under provocation 46 The cost of avoiding 44 Growing empathy 36 Structure and routine 36 Shame and stigma 35 Breathing 35 Reading, numbers and learning differences 34 What worry does 34 Making it stick 33 Treatment and medication 31 Being seen and judged 30 Emotions as signals 30 Remembering to do it 27 Tolerate distress 27 Knowing your partner 25 Feeling from the inside 25 Breaking the worry loop 24 When you use something to cope 24 Answering bids 24 What you are actually defending 24 Facing it a step at a time 24 Shame 19 Repair after rupture 19 Obsessions and compulsions 18 Righteous anger and perfectionism 17 Rebuilding trust 17 Shared spiritual life 17 Affection and touch 15 When anger turns to harm 15 Fondness and admiration 15 Listening and understanding 13 Rituals of connection 13 Posture and how you carry yourself 13 Self-compassion 12 Question the thought 11 Use your strengths 10 Gratitude 9 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 When you go numb 7 Living with uncertainty 5 Rest and pacing 5 Panic and the body 5 Meaning after harm 4 Safety and grounding 4 Letting it out safely 4 Name what you feel 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Calm the body 3 Act on your values 3 Let the wave come 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Working with anger 3 Validate yourself and others 2 Get it out of your head 2 Face it gently 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Work with your brain 2 Ride the urge 2 Patience and trust 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Listen to the body 2 Ask and say no well 2 Keep the bond 2 Hold a boundary 2 Help someone grieving 2 Find meaning 2

Approach

Mindfulness 14 Body based 11

When

Any ordinary day 16 Under stress 9

If a few quiet minutes with your body turn up an ache or a tightness you had not noticed before, the practice has not made things worse. It has shown you something that was already there.

This catches a lot of people out. They sit down hoping to feel calmer, meet a knot in the stomach instead, and decide the whole thing is not for…

Five minutesFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 3:29

If you keep falling asleep whenever you sit quietly, take it as news rather than as a failed attempt. Your body is telling you how tired it is.

Welcome the first few times. Being tired enough to drop off the moment nobody needs anything from you is worth knowing about, and the honest response…

Five minutesFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 75:14

If you are moving attention through the body, start at the feet and work up. Leave the throat, the chest and the face until last.

The far edges of the body carry less charge, so they are a gentle place to find your bearings. Include the back, which people tend to skip: attention…

Twenty minutesFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 40:19

There is a difference between watching your hand and being in your hand. See whether you can move from looking at a part of your body to living inside it.

Observing keeps a small distance, which is useful early on and can quietly become the whole practice. Inhabiting is the further step: filling the…

Twenty minutesFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 91:7

Sleeping until the middle of the afternoon, day after day, is usually not rest. It is closer to the body shutting down, and it tends to leave you flatter rather than restored.

The tell is how you feel on waking: real rest gives something back, while shutdown leaves the day already gone and you no better for it. Nudging the…

LongerFeeling from the insideMindfulnessQur’an 9:118

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